Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women and Tanoa

The parties to this proceeding were the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (the Applicant) and Ms Tanoa (the Respondent Mother), concerning a child, X. The dispute involved an application by the Department, which resulted in orders made by consent by Hogan J of the Family Court of Australia.

The court was required to determine the terms of interim orders to be made by consent, pending further order and a final hearing. These orders were designed to ensure the child's safety and prevent her removal from Australia or from her usual place of residence.

The court's reasoning, as reflected in the consent orders, focused on the immediate protection of the child. Injunctions were granted to restrain the Respondent Mother from removing the child from the Commonwealth of Australia and from changing the child's usual day-to-day residence. Further orders mandated the surrender of passports, placed the mother and child on the Family Law Watchlist, and empowered law enforcement to give effect to these measures. The court also directed procedural steps for the upcoming hearing, including the filing of documents and notification requirements for interpreters and the use of audio-visual equipment.